Deep-Sea taxon details
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828
135144 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135144)
accepted
Species
Caryophyllia clavus Scacchi, 1835 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia clavus var. borealis Duncan, 1873 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia clavus var. smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Caryophyllia communis (Seguenza, 1863) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia communis var. costata Pourtalès, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828) Stokes, L., Broderip, W.J. (1828). Note: Caryophyllia smithii n. sp. In: de la Beche H.T., 1828 Notes on the habits of a Caryophyllia from Tor Bay, Devon. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 481-486, pl. 13. [details]
Depth range 40-400 m
Depth range 40-400 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135144 on 2026-05-15
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135144 on 2026-05-15
original description
(of Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828) Stokes, L., Broderip, W.J. (1828). Note: Caryophyllia smithii n. sp. In: de la Beche H.T., 1828 Notes on the habits of a Caryophyllia from Tor Bay, Devon. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 481-486, pl. 13. [details]
original description (of Caryophyllia clavus Scacchi, 1835) Scacchi A. 1835. Notizie intorno alle conchiglie ed a' zoofiti fossili che si trovano nelle vicinanze di Gravina in Puglia. <i>Annali Civili del Regno delle Due Sicilie</i> 6: 75-84; 7: 5-18, 2 pl. [the date of vol. 6 often stated as 1834, but both issues stated as published later than 8th October 1835 by Cretella et al., 2005], available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=-B9EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5 [details]
original description (of Caryophyllia communis var. costata Pourtalès, 1880) Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. <em>.Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Gil, M.; Ramos, A.; Ramil, F. (2025). Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Mauritania. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 21 (6-7): 328-348., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2025.2559835 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Caryophyllia clavus Scacchi, 1835) Scacchi A. 1835. Notizie intorno alle conchiglie ed a' zoofiti fossili che si trovano nelle vicinanze di Gravina in Puglia. <i>Annali Civili del Regno delle Due Sicilie</i> 6: 75-84; 7: 5-18, 2 pl. [the date of vol. 6 often stated as 1834, but both issues stated as published later than 8th October 1835 by Cretella et al., 2005], available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=-B9EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5 [details]
original description (of Caryophyllia communis var. costata Pourtalès, 1880) Pourtalès, L.F. (1880). Report on the corals and Antipatharia. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea, 1878-79, by the United States coast survey steamer "Blake", commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. VI. <em>.Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 6(4): 95-120, pls. 1-3. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details]
additional source Gil, M.; Ramos, A.; Ramil, F. (2025). Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Mauritania. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 21 (6-7): 328-348., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2025.2559835 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828) BMNH 1962.2.10.22, geounit Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828) NMSR 9059, geounit French Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 40-400 m [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | eierdopkoraal | [details] |
| English | Devonshire cup-coralDevonshire cupcoralDevonshire cup coral | [details] |
| German | Ovale Nelkenkoralle [from synonym]Kreiselkoralle [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | Кариофиллия конусовидная [from synonym] | [details] |
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes) (from synonym Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caryophyllia smithii) (from synonym Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (845 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 008428.CN) (from synonym Caryophyllia communis (Seguenza, 1863))
To ITIS
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes) (from synonym Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caryophyllia smithii) (from synonym Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (845 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 008428.CN) (from synonym Caryophyllia communis (Seguenza, 1863))
To ITIS
